Italian Federation of Chemical Workers explained

The Italian Federation of Chemical Workers (it|Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Chimici, FILC) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in Italy.

The union was founded in 1901, as the Italian Chemical Workers' Federation, and was a founding affiliate of the General Confederation of Labour. It was banned by the fascist government in 1926, but re-established after World War II, when it affiliated to the recently formed Italian General Confederation of Labour.^{[1] [2]} By 1954, it had 123,286 members.^[3]

In 1960, the union merged with the Italian Union of Oil Workers, to form the Italian Federation of Chemical and Oil Workers.

General Secretaries

1945: Roberto Cuzzaniti^[4]

1946: Italo Viglianesi

1949: Eugenio Guidi

1954: Luciano Lama

Notes and References

1. Web site: Federazione italiana lavoratori chimici ed affini - FILCEA CGIL, 1901 - . SIUSA . 30 July 2020.
2. Web site: Federazione italiana lavoratori chimici ed affini - FILCEA CGIL, 1901 - . SIUSA . 22 July 2020.
3. Book: Mitchell . James P. . Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe . 1955 . United States Department of Labor . Washington DC . 17.24.
4. Book: Gianfagna . Andrea . Gli uomini e le donne della Cgil . 2007 . CGIL . 22 July 2020 . 22 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200722190804/https://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/sites/default/files/content-attachment/Gli%20uomini%20e%20le%20donne%20della%20%20CGIL%20III-ed.pdf . dead .